Coat of arms of the Republic - 2 fils

Coat of arms of the Republic - 2 fils

Year
1959
Face Value
2
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Coats of Arms

Catalogs References

Michel
IQ 269
Yvert & Tellier
IQ 274
Stanley Gibbons
IQ 516

Technical Details

Colors
Multicolor
Size
26 x 37 mm
Perforation
11¾
Printing
Photogravure
Printers
Courvoisier (Helio Courvoisier) S. A.
The Coat of Arms of the Republic represented the new political order established after the Iraqi monarchy was overthrown in the revolution of 14 July 1958. The emblem presented the republic as an independent state and gave the new government a distinct national symbol for official use.
Its central agricultural and industrial references linked national identity with wheat production, labour and economic development. The surrounding solar form drew on ancient Mesopotamian symbolism, connecting the modern republic with the long history of civilisation in Iraq.